Fallsburg creates program to check on elderly residents

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Jan 24, 2013 at 2:00 AMJan 24, 2013 at 7:14 AM

FALLSBURG — Town of Fallsburg police officers will begin checking monthly on elderly and homebound residents and collecting a database of emergency contact information under a new program announced Wednesday.

Leonard Sparks

FALLSBURG — Town of Fallsburg police officers will begin checking monthly on elderly and homebound residents and collecting a database of emergency contact information under a new program announced Wednesday.

The town began thinking of the such a program soon after the April 14, 2012, fire that destroyed Grandview Palace Condominiums, police Chief Simmie Williams said. The complex housed a lot of elderly residents, many of them retirees with no other homes.

"Right now I don't know where 90 percent of the people from Grandview are and there were a lot of elderly people," Williams said.

The program, "Are You OK?" is available to town residents 65 and over who are in poor health or are homebound. Those who consent to the monthly check will be required to give contact information for at least one family member or friend.

"If something happens, we'll have the right information and know who to contact," Williams said.

For information, call the police department at 434-4422 and ask for Officer Jason Edwards.

lsparks@th-record.com

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